Thursday, April 8, 2021

Canyonlands & an Arches preview

We stayed 2 nights in Moab, UT which is located near Canyonlands NP & Arches NP. After we got into town we wandered across the parking lot for some tex-mex supper and then the boys enjoyed the pool for a while. We got a leisurely start to the day to go check out Canyonlands. As we drove by the entrance to Arches, we could see the line up to get in and decided on an early start the next morning to avoid that line. 

We found a couple little hikes to do in Canyonlands - Grand View, White Rim, Mesa Arch, & Upheaval Dome.



Mesa Arch


Mom loves arches, and the hike was short, so she made the trip.

Grand View Pt








Canyonlands didn't take us too long to explore - you could have done more if you had a 4x4 vehicle, but our van was not going to cut it.

 We took an afternoon break at the hotel and then grabbed some Wendy's before heading into Arches to see what we could see and not have to fight as many crowds in the morning. We went in to the Double Arch and explored around there. So impressively big and looked so cool with the setting sun. We could also see the North & South window arches from that parking lot.

Double Arch



Proof mom was on a hiking trail.

One of the Window Arches

A guy on top of that tall rock!


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